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New Bill Could Create $15-a-Month Internet Plan For Californians On Welfare

April 16, 2025 2:45 amApril 16, 2025 2:46 am

A bill to have internet service providers offer a $15 a month internet option for Californians on public assistance programs including CalFresh and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families continued to garner significant opposition from internet service providers this week before...

Bills of Lading

April 16, 2025 2:30 amApril 16, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Commercial Code, in Division 7, Chapter 3, deals with special provisions related to bills of lading and documents of title. Section 7301 states that a consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading which has given value in good faith,...

Violent Crime is Not Down in California Despite What Sanctuary State Governor Gavin Newsom Says

April 15, 2025 12:34 pmApril 15, 2025 12:34 pm

California’s Governor Gavin Newsom claims that crime is down. Spoiler alert – crime in California is not down. This is Gov. Newsom gaslighting, trying to look good to a national audience, and trying to get ahead of his budget which...

Recordation Service in Civil Actions

April 15, 2025 2:30 amApril 15, 2025 2:31 am

The California Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 2, Title 4.5, Chapter 2, concerns recordation service and filing in certain civil actions. Section 405.20 provides that a party to an action who asserts a real property claim may record a...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Closing Remainder Of The $6.2 Billion Medi-Cal Budget Deficit

April 14, 2025 5:46 pmApril 14, 2025 5:46 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation on Monday that pays off a $2.8 billion budgetary shortfall for Medi-Cal, California’s Medicare program, allowing it to run through the end of the fiscal year at the end of June. While the supplemental...

California’s Carbon Crusade: A Reckless Assault on Prudence

April 14, 2025 4:04 pmApril 14, 2025 4:04 pm

California’s single-state war on human-produced carbon emissions is a case study in policy without prudence. From Sacramento, lawmakers tilt at climate windmills, imposing draconian measures that harm residents while achieving little globally. The state’s cap-and-trade program, punishing electricity taxes, and...

Bill to Allow Homeless College Students Sleep in Cars on Campus Faces Increased Opposition

April 14, 2025 1:26 pmApril 14, 2025 7:06 pm

A bill that would allow college students to sleep in their car on campus faced increased scrutiny in recent weeks, with many California Community College and California State University (CSU) officials continuing to come out against it. Assembly Bill 90,...